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let's face it, buckling spring is the best switch. it makes the best noise, has the best tactile feedback and is the most durable. basically, it feels a bit like you're parting the waters with every key you hit. it makes being a nerd awesome.

however, Ms and unicomps are just too damned big. i don't use a numpad, and their useless protuberance is an ergonomic nightmare. as a compromise, i bought a filco with blues about a year ago. i like it (except for the keys, which are already like tiny black mirrors), but i can't stop wishing i had more resistance and a more pronounced tactile bump.

looking at the wiki, it seems my best options right now are either an alps variant or spring modding cherry blues to make a ghetto green board. if i went with ghetto greens, i would almost certainly mod a poker; the choc mini is out because i primarily use a mac. if i went with tactile alps, it seems like my best bet is the ducky green? naturally i'm open to other suggestions (except for an M SSK. i'm not made of money, dudes).

can any other super heavy typers weigh in? other than my blue filco, i've only used Ms and apple extendeds (sadly, i had a number of perfect apple minis, but we gave them all away sometime after the USB transition, as ADB adapters were pretty expensive, and i was completely in love with my first M at the time).

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 18 January 2012, 12:47:54 »
booooo

have i mentioned that i hate spending money? :)

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 18 January 2012, 19:07:29 »
Very good question my friend.  I am using the ducky XM's on a daily basis.  This is a loud as hell, clicky clacky pingy keyboard.  I sometimes cannot hear whats going on in the house over the sound of my own typing.  In short, it rocks.  Travel is a little shorter than 4mm of the cherries.   I would highly recommend this keyboard to anyone who loves clicks and noise, it's pretty darn cheap too.

Ghetto green board?  That's a great idea I actually have a Poker with blues going unused, you've inspired me to turn it into a ghetto green board to see what would happen.   Creation of such a board would cost you some time, a little money and effort.

I don't think that the ghetto green would produce a more pronounced bump however, it would be more of a heavy linear spring with the same click and minimal tactile bump before clicking.  I think the alps will have more of a tactile click.

I'll let you know when I do this mod.

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let's face it, buckling spring is the best switch. it makes the best noise, has the best tactile feedback and is the most durable. basically, it feels a bit like you're parting the waters with every key you hit. it makes being a nerd awesome.

however, Ms and unicomps are just too damned big. i don't use a numpad, and their useless protuberance is an ergonomic nightmare. as a compromise, i bought a filco with blues about a year ago. i like it (except for the keys, which are already like tiny black mirrors), but i can't stop wishing i had more resistance and a more pronounced tactile bump.

looking at the wiki, it seems my best options right now are either an alps variant or spring modding cherry blues to make a ghetto green board. if i went with ghetto greens, i would almost certainly mod a poker; the choc mini is out because i primarily use a mac. if i went with tactile alps, it seems like my best bet is the ducky green? naturally i'm open to other suggestions (except for an M SSK. i'm not made of money, dudes).

can any other super heavy typers weigh in? other than my blue filco, i've only used Ms and apple extendeds (sadly, i had a number of perfect apple minis, but we gave them all away sometime after the USB transition, as ADB adapters were pretty expensive, and i was completely in love with my first M at the time).
My keyboards: Filco Cherry Blue Tenkeyless(daily home), Compaq MX11800 (modded to blacks), Compaq "MX 84u",  Wellington\'s Dampened Endurapro, Pinkalicious Filco Blue Cherry, Chicony KB-5191, Chicony KB-5181, Desko MOS 5023 UP "elbowglue" spos (modded to blues), Siig Minitouch (monterey blue), SMK-88 (blue cherries), Ricercar SPOS
Smallest to biggest keyboards in inches (Length X Height) - Length is most important for a midline mouse position

KBC Poker: 11.6 x 3.9 - HHKB: 11.6 x 4.3 - Siig Minitouch (Geekhack Space Saver): 11.6 x 6 - Deck/Tg3 82: 12 x 6 - Noppoo Choc Mini 12.4 x 5.3 - Compaq "MX 84u": 13.1 x 7.5 - Filco Tenkeyless: 14 x 5.3 - Cherry "ricercar spos" G86-62410EUAGSA: 14 x 7.75 - Topre Realforce 86u: 14.4 x 6.65 - Desko "elbowglue spos" MOS 5023 UP: 14.5 x 8.4 - IBM Model M Spacesaver: 15.3 x 7 - G80-1800: 15.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-125B: 16 x 7.3 - Compaq Mx11800, Cherry G80-11900: 16.25 x 7.5 - Filco Standard: 17.3 x 5.4 - Unicomp Endurapro: 17.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-135B: 18.3 x 6.0 - Cherry G80-3000: 18.5 x 7.6 - IBM Model M, Unicomp Customizer: 19.3 x 8.27

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 18 January 2012, 19:29:24 »
Yep, green is just a blue with more force. Still a nice switch. I've got blue stems on the way to do a ghetto green 11900. Total cost: $31 for both board and extra stems. Cherry brand MX boards are not small by any means, but a cheaper way to try it.

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 19 January 2012, 23:11:34 »
And consider using a hacksaw to get rid of the useless touchpad / numpad part of the 11900 (see my sig compaq 84u for details).  It's still my daily work driver.

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Yep, green is just a blue with more force. Still a nice switch. I've got blue stems on the way to do a ghetto green 11900. Total cost: $31 for both board and extra stems. Cherry brand MX boards are not small by any means, but a cheaper way to try it.
My keyboards: Filco Cherry Blue Tenkeyless(daily home), Compaq MX11800 (modded to blacks), Compaq "MX 84u",  Wellington\'s Dampened Endurapro, Pinkalicious Filco Blue Cherry, Chicony KB-5191, Chicony KB-5181, Desko MOS 5023 UP "elbowglue" spos (modded to blues), Siig Minitouch (monterey blue), SMK-88 (blue cherries), Ricercar SPOS
Smallest to biggest keyboards in inches (Length X Height) - Length is most important for a midline mouse position

KBC Poker: 11.6 x 3.9 - HHKB: 11.6 x 4.3 - Siig Minitouch (Geekhack Space Saver): 11.6 x 6 - Deck/Tg3 82: 12 x 6 - Noppoo Choc Mini 12.4 x 5.3 - Compaq "MX 84u": 13.1 x 7.5 - Filco Tenkeyless: 14 x 5.3 - Cherry "ricercar spos" G86-62410EUAGSA: 14 x 7.75 - Topre Realforce 86u: 14.4 x 6.65 - Desko "elbowglue spos" MOS 5023 UP: 14.5 x 8.4 - IBM Model M Spacesaver: 15.3 x 7 - G80-1800: 15.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-125B: 16 x 7.3 - Compaq Mx11800, Cherry G80-11900: 16.25 x 7.5 - Filco Standard: 17.3 x 5.4 - Unicomp Endurapro: 17.9 x 7.1 - Adesso MKB-135B: 18.3 x 6.0 - Cherry G80-3000: 18.5 x 7.6 - IBM Model M, Unicomp Customizer: 19.3 x 8.27

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 20 January 2012, 01:59:10 »
The poker pcb does flex and feel uneven (on clears) so I don't know if the same would happen with "ghetto greens".

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clacky tenkeyless: ghetto green cherry poker or ducky green alps?
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 24 January 2012, 13:14:30 »
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE

has anyone tried swapping clear springs into blues? from the wiki they look a bit higher force than even blacks (6 vs like 8-10 winds)

to all the brilliant friends who have left us, and all the students who climb on their shoulders.